. A history of the United States for secondary schools . the otherfrom Lake Ontario to the Mohawk,thence to a junction with the main movement, under Gen-eral Burgoyne, began with Americans were easily forcedout of Ticonderoga, and beaten ina battle at Hubbardton, early inJuly. They drew back to FortEdward, and then to Stillwater,near Saratoga, obstructing theway to delay Burgoyne. Beforehe could reach Stillwater, largenumbers of the militia and un-trained farmers of western NewEngland and eastern New Yorkwere joining the American forcesthere, or gathering on the flanks of
. A history of the United States for secondary schools . the otherfrom Lake Ontario to the Mohawk,thence to a junction with the main movement, under Gen-eral Burgoyne, began with Americans were easily forcedout of Ticonderoga, and beaten ina battle at Hubbardton, early inJuly. They drew back to FortEdward, and then to Stillwater,near Saratoga, obstructing theway to delay Burgoyne. Beforehe could reach Stillwater, largenumbers of the militia and un-trained farmers of western NewEngland and eastern New Yorkwere joining the American forcesthere, or gathering on the flanks of his march. The invasion caused unusual excitement, for the reasonthat the British had taken savages into their service, pro-fessing to be able to keep them under control. This em-ployment of Indians was disapproved by manyBritish officers, and denounced in England, but allies oi the ° . British. was insisted upon by the ministers of the on the subject was heightened by a pathetic tra-gedy, occurring in July, when a beautiful young ROUTE OF BURGOYNESINVASION. 214 THE MAKING OF A NATION. Jenny McCrea, betrothed to an officer in the invadingarmy, and on her way to join him for marriage, was killedand scalped by some of Burgoynes savage scouts. Afiery rage was kindled everywhere by this dreadful storyas it ran through the land. The serious trouble of Burgoyne began on the i6th of August, when looo of his German troops, sent with lOO Indians to seize militia stores at Bennins^ton, Battle ol & Benning- Vermont, were surrounded and most of them ton, Au-gust 16, captured, after a fierce fight. This was mainly the exploit of a crowd of farmers in their shirt-sleeves, commanded by General Stark. Soon afterward,Burgoyne had news of the disastrous failure of the expe-dition from Lake Ontario, which Colonel St. Leger wasleading to join his own. St. Leger had been resistedwith obstinacy at Fort Stanwix (now the city of Rome),near the headwaters of the Mohawk, and had f
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